Claremont Graduate University’s online master’s program in Evaluation & Applied Research—designed with input from with the acclaimed Claremont Evaluation Center (CEC)—is tailored for students seeking skills to improve decisions, programs, and policies in a wide variety of settings, including education, health and well-being, and positive psychology. This program, offered exclusively online, prepares students for rewarding careers in applied research and evaluation with a foundation in state-of-the-art scientific knowledge and methodologies.

The well-rounded curriculum of this master’s degree program emphasizes functional relevance for practicing evaluators. First and foremost, students will be trained to develop sound research methodology and to use this methodology to analyze data and conduct research to reliably assess the quantitative and qualitative aspects of projects and programs using current assessment tools and software.

This program is offered online and can be completed in [unit of time] of full-time attendance. 

Program Outcomes

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Degree Requirements

A minimum of 32 units is required for the degree.

Coursework

Required Courses

Students are required to pass EVAL 310A, EVAL 310B, and PSYCH 302B with a grade of B- or better.

• EVAL 310A - Evaluation Principles I (2 units)  
• EVAL 310B - Evaluation Principles II (2 units)  
• PSYCH 308A - Intermediate Statistics (2 units)  
• PSYCH 308B - ANOVA (2 units)  
• PSYCH 302B - Research Methods: PsyD & DEval (2 units)  
• PSYCH 315Z - Comparative Evaluation Theory (4 units)  
• PSYCH 315C - Mixed Methods in Evaluation & Applied Research (4 units)  
• PSYCH 315Q - Qualitative Research Methods  
• PSYCH 315EE - Evaluation Procedures  
• PSYCH 315BB - Effective Data Presentation and Visualization (2 units)  
• Two additional units of elective

Note: If students have completed an approved foundational evaluation course from a previous institution, they may instead complete PSYCH 354T - Evaluation for Social Good In a Digital Age (4 units)  as a substitute for EVAL 310A and EVAL 310B.

Transfer Credit

The University’s policy on transfer credit applies. In addition, the program applies the following restrictions for the M.S. in Evaluation & Applied Research students: Students with prior graduate-level training can transfer up to 4 units toward the MS in Evaluation & Applied Research degree. These units must come from courses that are equivalent to courses required in the program if they are to replace a required course. Units can be transferred only if taken prior to beginning of the MS in Evaluation & Applied Research program.